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J. H. GILL & O. S. LEET.

POWDER AND SHOT MEASURE.

No. 269,782. I I Patented De0.26, 1882.

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JABEZ H. GILL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA., AND CHARLES S. LEET, OF BRIDGE- PORT, CONN, ASSIGNORS TO MARGELLUS HARTLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

POWDER AND SHOT MEASURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,782, dated December 26, 1882.

' Application filed September 27, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JABEZ H. GILL, of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, and CHARLES S. LEET, of Bridgeport, in the State of Connecticut, have jointly invented a new and useful Improvement in Powder and Shot Measures, ofwhich the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

Figure 1 is aplan view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line of the handle, showing the.

sliding bottom, (not in section.) Fig. 3 is a vertical section at right angles to the section shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top view of the sliding bottom. Fig. 5 is a side view of the sliding bottom.

Prior to our invention powder and shot measures have been so made that an increase or decrease in the capacity of the measure was effected by increasing or decreasing its exterior length, whereby accuracy and uniformity of swing in dipping were greatly impaired. ()ur measure is, moreover, superior to all prior measures known to us, for the further reason that, the'sliding bottom being held in place by friction alone, instead of by definitely-located stops forsupporting the sliding bottom, the exact quantity of either powder or shot desired can be measured, and the user is relieved from the necessity of using a charge either a little too large or small for his purpose.

The following explains the drawings:

a is the tube of the measure. It 'is composed of a tubular piece of brass, preferably about two inches long and three-fourths of an inch in diameter. 011 one side of it--preferably about the middle-is attached a tubular socket, I), which receives the end of a handle, 0. On one side of the tube a a slot, 9, is out through it.

cl is the sliding bottom. It is cup-shaped in form, and from one side of it a friction-spring, c, is cut out. This spring may be a separate piece, if preferred. Its free end is bent out radially from the center of the cup, (best seen atfin Fig. 4,) and this endfis so formed that it will enter and slide freely up and down in the slot 9. It thus constitutes a pointer to indicate the capacity of the measure, and also a stop to prevent the sliding bottom from being forced out and lost during adjustment. The spring 0, before the sliding bottom is intro duced into the tube a, (and preferably during the manufacture of the sliding bottom,) is sprung outwardly somewhat, so as to bear with the requisite pressure against the inside walls of the tube a. On one side of the slot 9, and .on the exterior of the tube a, the exact graduates for shot may be placed, and on the other side of the slot the exact graduates for the powder; and that these graduates may be more plainly read the metal by the side of the slot is ground away, so as to afford a flat surface upon which they are produced. The sliding bottom is moved up or down through the tube, thus decreasing or increasing the capacity of the measure by applying sufficient force to the cup to overcome the spring 0. This force is applied by means of the finger, a pencil, or other implement introduced at either end of the tube; and that such an implement may always be conveniently at hand we prefer to make the connection between the end of the handle 0 and the socket I) a frictional or other easily-disconnected joint, so that the handle can be readily withdrawn from the socket and used to move the sliding bottom, as described. 4

We do not limit ourselves to the specific construction shown.

Instead of the spring a, the sides of the cup forming the sliding bottom may be slit from the top downward and the sides slightly sprung outwardly, so that they will bind against the inner walls of the tube a. The position of the bottom in the tube will then be determined by looking through the slot 9. This slot should be so narrow that fine powder will not fall through it.

We prefer to so construct our measures that the walls of the sliding bottom shall never project beyond either end of the tube a. Thus the external length of the measure always remains the same, and accuracy and uniformity of dipping are secured.

Having thus described our invention, we claim- 1. The combination, in a powder and shot of the tube of the measure a and a bottom (I, and the spring 0. substantially as l0 and for the purposes set forth.

JABEZ H. GILL. \Vitnesses: CHARLES S. LEET.

WM. DUNGAN, JOHN BRoUs. \Vitnesses for O. S. Lect: (Jr-ms. .l). LEET, GEO. W. STANLEY.

measure, sliding" bottom held in place by friction, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, in a powder and shot measure, of the tube a, the slot g, the sliding bottom (I, the sprii'ig c, and the pointerf, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination, in a powder and shot measure, of the tube a, the slot g, the sliding 1 

